Recaps

After the goddess restored Riyao’s Life Magic, she sent him back to the guild, where he reunited with Mirajane and celebrated by kicking Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel into the wall. Makarov recovered from three days of paperwork with Riyao’s help, then eyed him as a likely replacement source of labor, prompting Riyao to suggest a trip with Mirajane.

• The unnamed goddess pulled Riyao into a white void, restored his Life Magic, and kicked him through a portal after admitting she had taken possession of his old computer’s private files.
• Riyao woke in the guild, complained about Porlyusica slapping him, and showed everyone that he had regained his Life Magic.
• Mirajane threw herself into Riyao’s arms, and the guild cheered when he demonstrated his restored magic.
• Riyao kicked Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel into the guild wall after they doubted his story.
• Makarov explained that Laxus had left the guild master’s job and a pile of bills to him, and Riyao used Life Magic to revive him.
• Makarov eyed Riyao as potential help with guild work, so Riyao invited Mirajane on a trip for just the two of them.

Riyao and Mirajane tried to sneak away for a private trip, but discovered Lisanna, Levy, Wendy, Carla, and Lucy had hidden in their carriage. Mirajane agreed to include the girls and retrieve the Parasol Tree first, leaving Riyao resigned to a group outing.

• Riyao and Mirajane slipped out of the manor to avoid Lisanna and the others joining their trip.
• Riyao proposed traveling east to visit primitive villages, while Mirajane asked about retrieving the Parasol Tree.
• Riyao found Lisanna, Levy, Wendy, Carla, and Lucy asleep in the carriage and angrily confronted them.
• Mirajane agreed to retrieve the Parasol Tree first and let the girls come along.
• Lisanna, Levy, Lucy, and Wendy pleaded with Riyao to take them, while Carla refused to ask; Mirajane put Riyao's backpack on the carriage roof.

Riyao brought Mirajane and the girls to the Parasol Tree near Hargeon Harbor, then revealed the powerful figures he had sealed inside six gourds. The chapter left everyone shocked to learn that Acnologia was among them.

• Riyao and the girls traveled toward Hargeon Harbor while discussing the expensive food they planned to eat.
• Riyao avoided the crowded harbor and took the group to a remote bay, where he summoned a branch from the Parasol Tree to carry them across the sea.
• The group passed beneath sightseeing boats and climbed into the Parasol Tree’s crown, where Riyao showed them six magic gourds.
• Riyao named the people sealed in the gourds as Irene, August, Larcade, Mavis, Zeref, and Acnologia.
• Lucy, Levy, Carla, and the others recoiled in alarm when Riyao revealed that Acnologia was sealed in a gourd.

Riyao explained why he intended to raise Acnologia again, saying he had removed the Dragon Force that had driven him mad. Grandine awakened and revealed the Black Dragon’s past, easing Wendy’s doubts as the group waited for the gourds to ripen.

• Riyao told the others that Acnologia’s dragonification and relentless Dragon Force had driven him to kill dragons, and that he had removed the Dragon Force from the black gourd.
• Riyao recalled that he had used Life Magic and the Parasol Tree to restore Zeref and Mavis, and considered learning Arc of Embodiment.
• Grandine awakened inside Wendy and explained that Acnologia had once been controlled by an evil dragon and forced to slaughter the village he protected.
• Wendy accepted Grandine’s explanation, approached the black gourd, and gently poked it while looking forward to Acnologia’s rebirth.

Lucy and the others spent the evening on the Parasol Tree before Mirajane and Riyao dragged them into a terrifying free-fall descent to the floating market. They reunited with Natsu’s Fairy Tail group in Hargeon, where Mirajane teased Erza about adopting a red-haired child.

• The Parasol Tree formed leafy cabins for the group as Lucy and Lisanna looked down at the floating night market.
• Mirajane grabbed Lucy and Levy and jumped from the canopy, while Riyao carried Lisanna and Wendy down after them and Carla glided down on her wings.
• Mirajane used demonic bat wings to land safely on a pleasure boat, and Riyao landed beside Lucy, who angrily accused him of nearly killing her.
• Natsu, Happy, Gray, Juvia, Erza, and the others appeared at the market while working a Fairy Tail job to drive away sea beasts drawn to the Parasol Tree.
• Mirajane asked Erza whether she wanted to adopt a red-haired child, then teased her as Erza tried to walk away.

Riyao and Mirajane enjoyed a private stroll through Hargeon Harbor’s floating market, flirted, and pretended to be frightened when a group of thugs approached them. The thugs revealed they belonged to the Azure Dragon Guild, shocking Riyao, Mirajane, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy.

• Riyao joked about setting the chained boats on fire, and Mirajane scolded him before leading him through the market.
• Riyao and Mirajane admired the glowing Parasol Tree and discussed moving it to the sea by Fairy Tail’s guildhall.
• Riyao kissed Mirajane, and she retaliated by pinching him before teasing him as they walked through the crowd.
• More than a dozen thugs surrounded Riyao and Mirajane, and the pair pretended that Mirajane was a frightened civilian and Riyao her protective husband.
• The lead thug revealed his blue dragon-head guild mark and announced that he and his companions were mages of the Azure Dragon Guild, shocking Riyao, Mirajane, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy.

Riyao confronted a fake Azure Dragon Guild that had been using the name to intimidate people, then revealed his overwhelming power. After defeating the guild’s lackeys, he answered their leader’s knockoff Dragon Slayer attack with a real Azure Dragon’s Cang Roar, leaving the man unconscious.

• Riyao challenged the Azure Dragon Guild’s lackeys over their name and learned they had rejected the Magic Council’s warning and planned to surpass Fairy Tail.
• Riyao unleashed a trace of his magic, terrifying the guild leader, while the boastful lackeys remained unaware of the pressure.
• Riyao slammed the second-in-command and more than a dozen lackeys headfirst into the ship’s deck.
• The guild leader revealed he had been charging Lightning Dragon’s Roar in his throat and blasted Riyao in the face, but Riyao emerged unharmed.
• Riyao used the Parasol Tree to regain Azure Dragon mimicry and fired Azure Dragon’s Cang Roar past the leader, carving a trench through the sea and clouds and making him faint.

Riyao explained the generations of Dragon Slayers to the Fairy Tail members after hanging a group of impostors from the ship’s vines. The discussion left Lucy secretly dreaming of becoming a Star Dragon Slayer, until Riyao’s flick interrupted her fantasy.

• Riyao’s vines hoisted the Azure Dragon Guild impostors into the air, and their Fairy Tail emblem made the onlookers recognize the group.
• Natsu pressed Riyao to explain Dragon Slayers, so Riyao described the first three generations and revealed that Laxus, Cobra, and God Serena were Second Generation.
• Gray challenged Riyao’s account of Dragon Slayer Lacrima, and Riyao hung him upside down beside the impostors before continuing his explanation.
• Lucy imagined becoming a Star Dragon Slayer and forcing Natsu and Riyao to submit, but Riyao flicked her on the head and she claimed she had only been thinking about becoming a Dragon Slayer.

Riyao and the others shared a feast on the treetop, where Natsu revealed that Gildarts had undertaken the 100-Year Quest in Guiltina and Riyao let slip that he knew more about it. As the group pressed him for details, Erza watched the red gourd containing Irene as a golden light gathered at its stem.

• Riyao brought the group back from the floating market and opened the treetop canopy for a meal beneath the stars.
• Natsu revealed that Gildarts had gone to Guiltina for the 100-Year Quest, and Happy said Gildarts had let the location slip while drunk.
• Levy caught Riyao revealing that he knew about the master's magazines in the safe, and the group confronted him about the quest.
• Riyao teased Natsu and Gray about not being S-Class; Natsu attacked, and Riyao knocked him into the leaves with one punch.
• Riyao urged the others to ask the master for the quest, while Erza sensed her blood connection with Irene in the red gourd as a golden light gathered at its stem.

Riyao used the Parasol Tree’s life force to restore Irene to a human body, and Erza awkwardly reunited with her mother amid the guild’s usual antics. Irene rediscovered the taste of food and shared strawberry cake with Erza before a teasing remark sparked another chase across the canopy.

• Riyao’s singing interrupted Erza’s tense wait as the crimson calabash cracked open and Irene emerged in a child’s body.
• Irene realized the Parasol Tree’s life force had washed the Dragon Force from her, while Erza draped a shirt over her and struggled to face her as either mother or enemy.
• Mirajane hugged Irene and coaxed her into calling her “big sister,” prompting Erza to tackle Mirajane.
• Riyao fed Irene a grilled chicken leg, and she wept with relief as she tasted food and felt free of her dragon body and its torment.
• Erza offered Irene her favorite strawberry cake, which Irene savored as mother and daughter shared a tender moment.
• Mirajane teased Erza about sharing her cake, and Erza chased Riyao and Mirajane across the Parasol Tree with swords.

After Riyao confirmed Irene would grow up normally, Erza took her aside to talk privately about their past. Meanwhile, Riyao secretly listened in with Mirajane, and Mavis and Zeref woke inside their gourds as Natsu declared they had to call him big brother.

• Riyao examined Irene and reassured everyone that she would grow up like a normal child.
• Irene teased Erza about calling her Mom, and Erza took Irene aside for a private conversation.
• Riyao and Mirajane secretly eavesdropped on Erza and Irene through leaves grown from the parasol tree.
• Mavis woke inside her pale-gold gourd and angrily objected when Riyao called her a kid.
• Zeref woke inside a black gourd, and Natsu told him he had to call him big brother.

Riyao brought the Parasol Tree back to Magnolia under a city permit, but Makarov still punched him after reading the paperwork. The guild members brawled outside while Makarov learned the tree’s business would fund Magnolia’s damage costs rather than his retirement.

• Magnolia residents and Makarov discovered the enormous Parasol Tree standing offshore, and Makarov angrily demanded to know who had brought it there.
• Riyao arrived with Lucy, Levy, and Wendy and showed Makarov a mayor-authorized permit and liability waiver for the bay development.
• Makarov stopped his first attack after reading the permit, then unexpectedly uppercut Riyao and sent him flying into a planted strip.
• Natsu and Gray mocked Riyao, so he punched them; the three soon joined Gajeel in a brawl while passersby calmly went about their business.
• Makarov imagined making money from the Parasol Tree, but Mirajane explained that its revenue would go to the mayor and cover damage to Magnolia, leaving Makarov mourning his lost retirement plans.

Riyao reclaimed the Parasol Tree from Hargeon, while Irene joined Fairy Tail and quickly established herself as a formidable presence. The chapter ended with Irene effortlessly sending Natsu sliding into the sea after he challenged her.

• Max read a newspaper report about Hargeon's mayor mourning the loss of the Parasol Tree, and Riyao defended taking back what he said was his.
• Irene approached Riyao in a childlike voice, startling him into retreating behind Mirajane.
• When Erza brought Irene to Fairy Tail, the members mistook her for Erza's daughter and were beaten up after making crude remarks.
• Erza introduced Irene Belserion, who insisted that the guild call her the Scarlet Heavenly Maiden instead of Scarlet Despair.
• Natsu challenged Irene to a fight, and she used Zero Friction to send him sliding out of the guild and into the sea.

Riyao and Mirajane went to the Parasol Tree as August and Larcade emerged in young bodies, only to discover that their parents, Mavis and Zeref, were still in gourds nearby. The chapter left the two brothers embarrassed as Mavis and Zeref argued over how they could have children.

• Riyao took Mirajane to the Parasol Tree after sensing that it was about to give birth, while guild members followed them to watch.
• Riyao and Mirajane found August and Larcade newly reborn as boys, and Parasol threw the guild members who spread rumors about Riyao being their father into the sea.
• Riyao explained that he had restored August and Larcade to childhood so they could experience family life, and August worried whether Mavis and Zeref would accept them.
• Mavis shrieked from her gourd that she had never had a child, while Zeref said he knew nothing about it and wondered whether Riyao had known.
• Riyao watched the argument with Mirajane as August and Larcade realized their parents had heard them and stood awkwardly nearby.

August revealed that Mavis and Zeref were his biological parents, explaining that Precht had delivered and abandoned him before Zeref found him. Mavis and Zeref struggled to process the family reunion, and Riyao arranged for them to speak privately with August and Larcade.

• Zeref asked August whether he was Mavis and Zeref’s child after learning what had happened.
• August explained that Precht discovered he was in Mavis’s womb, delivered him, and abandoned him, after which he eventually met Zeref.
• Riyao, Mirajane, and Irene condemned Precht, while Mavis realized August had been born to her without her knowledge.
• Mavis tried to pass responsibility for a child to Riyao, but he refused and urged her and Zeref to stop neglecting August and Larcade.
• August and Larcade pretended to cry, prompting Zeref to ask Riyao and the others to give the family privacy.

August and Larcade reunited with Mavis and Zeref, then Riyao and Irene left them stranded on the treetop until the Parasol Tree carried them to Fairy Tail. The hungry brothers arrived at the guild, where Makarov chased Riyao after his teasing remark and the hall promptly put its meal orders on Riyao’s tab.

• Riyao and Mirajane were caught eavesdropping on Mavis and Zeref, and Riyao mocked them before leaving with Mirajane.
• Irene abandoned August and Larcade on the treetop, and Zeref called Riyao for help getting them down.
• The Parasol Tree carried August and Larcade to Fairy Tail and smacked them when they feared it would swallow them again.
• Makarov inspected August and lamented that Precht had abandoned the first master's son, but Riyao teased him about becoming guild master and provoked him into swinging a fist.
• Larcade asked for food, and the Fairy Tail members ordered meals on Riyao's tab as he protested.

Riyao told Irene, August, and Larcade that Ajeel Raml had become king of an unstable Alvarez Empire, but the three former Spriggan members showed little interest in returning. August wondered about their former comrades and asked how Fairy Tail members earned money, prompting Riyao to tease Lucy about her finances.

• Riyao explained that Ajeel Raml had taken the Alvarez throne and that the empire was likely to break apart without Zeref and the Spriggan 12 holding it together.
• Irene dismissed the empire as Zeref’s abandoned project, while August worried about Brandish and learned from Lucy that she had left the empire to travel among dessert shops.
• August resolved to settle accounts with Invel for scheming against Zeref, Gray, Silver, and Natsu.
• August asked Riyao and Mirajane whether Fairy Tail members earned money through jobs, then wondered why Lucy seemed so broke despite her wealthy family background.
• Lucy objected to August’s sympathetic look, and Riyao teased her by recounting her haggling at a magic shop.
• Lucy lunged at Riyao, who dodged behind Mirajane and revealed a crystal ball recording of the incident.

Riyao and the Fairy Tail guild waited for the people still sleeping in the Parasol Tree’s gourds to awaken while Irene recounted how Dragon Slayer Magic began. She explained that its unforeseen drawback helped turn Acnologia into an invincible calamity.

• Irene asked Riyao who would emerge from the Parasol Tree next, and he admitted that he could not predict it.
• Natsu waited for Zeref to awaken so he could claim the role of his big brother.
• Igneel joked about Acnologia emerging as a powerless child, while Metalicana remained resentful over the dragons Acnologia had killed.
• Lucy offered Igneel beef jerky in exchange for the story of what happened four hundred years ago, but he gave only a brief summary.
• Irene explained that Dragon Slayer Magic was developed with the Sage Dragon to help good dragons fight their enemies, but its drawback drove its users toward madness.
• Irene and the dragons recalled that Acnologia took Dragon Slayer Magic to its extreme and became an invincible calamity.

Riyao explained that Acnologia became the Black Dragon through an accident while Irene was trying to save the world, then joked with Gildarts and watched Fairy Tail's chaotic guild life unfold. The chapter ended with Makarov flattening Natsu after he tried to attack Riyao, while Natsu still insisted Riyao had called him an idiot.

• Riyao said he had saved Acnologia because the Black Dragon had not harmed anyone except Gildarts, prompting Gildarts to protest.
• Riyao reminded Gildarts that he had healed his injuries, and Gildarts conceded as the guild laughed.
• Irene urged Lucy to describe her as the beautiful and wise creator of Dragon Slayer Magic, but Erza lifted her away and accidentally struck her forehead against her armor.
• Riyao and Mirajane joked about Fairy Tail's status as a light guild, while Makarov complained about the guild's destruction and the work of cleaning up after it.
• Riyao blamed the guild's demolition-prone members, and Natsu charged at him before Makarov swatted him into the floor.
• Gray and Gajeel sat down to avoid Makarov's attention, while Natsu insisted Riyao had called him an idiot.

Zeref and Mavis emerged from their gourds on the Parasol Tree platform, where Fairy Tail welcomed them with teasing and affection. Zeref reunited awkwardly with his sons and was left to face Natsu's demand that he call him big brother.

• After a week in the gourds, Zeref broke free from the black gourd, and the golden gourd struck him as Mavis emerged.
• Lucy asked why green light surrounded the people emerging from the gourds, and Riyao explained that the Parasol Tree concealed their nakedness.
• Zeref stared at Mavis in her new princess dress, prompting the Fairy Tail members to suspect his reaction before he explained that he had not felt such strong emotions in a long time.
• Mirajane, Irene, and Erza crowded around Mavis to dote on her while Mavis tried to maintain a stern expression.
• Zeref's two sons greeted him respectfully, and Riyao teased them to help break the ice.
• Natsu put an arm around Zeref and demanded that he call him big brother.

Fairy Tail held a banquet to celebrate Mavis regaining her physical body, and Riyao turned a brewing fight with Makarov into Natsu getting smashed into the floor. The guild praised Riyao as its light after he silenced their complaints by threatening to make them pay for property damage.

• Makarov started a three-day banquet celebrating Mavis regaining her physical body, and Mavis enjoyed the party with Wendy and Irene.
• Natsu and Zeref argued over which brother was older, while Riyao objected when Zeref blamed him for Natsu's shamelessness.
• Makarov challenged Riyao to fight, and the guild cleared a space and cheered them on.
• Riyao flattered Natsu into charging Makarov, who knocked Natsu into a crater with one punch.
• Riyao avoided fighting by sitting with Mirajane and threatened the guild with a municipal property damage ledger until everyone called him the light of Fairy Tail.